If I Die before I Wake

The book behind the iconic 1947 Orson Welles film, The Lady from Shanghai, starring Rita Hayworth
Laurence is a young ex-sailor who can't resist the lure of the good life, and
when he finds a job as chauffeur to the wealthy Mr and Mrs Bannister, his
occasional work leaves him free to indulge Bannister himself is bitter his
twisted leg keeps him on the sidelines while his ravishingly beautiful wife
endures his moods with saintly patience..